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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005063

Gravesend South & Coldharbour

Gravesend South & Coldharbour is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,327 residents in Gravesham. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,327

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,678

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,163.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Wainscott & City Estate, Medway7,079 residents · 73.2% owned · 13.0% no carRochester South East, Medway6,441 residents · 75.4% owned · 15.7% no carLittle Thurrock North, Thurrock7,079 residents · 80.1% owned · 13.1% no carRomford North, Havering9,472 residents · 78.8% owned · 16.3% no carHighfield & Willesborough, Ashford9,563 residents · 74.4% owned · 14.3% no carLarkfield & New Hythe, Tonbridge and Malling12,716 residents · 73.3% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gravesend South & Coldharbour

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned72%
1,929 households
Social rented18.8%
504 households
Private rented7.8%
209 households
Shared ownership1.3%
35 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43%
1,152 households
Terraced27.1%
727 households
Detached22.4%
600 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7%
188 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39%
1,046 households
2 cars or vans in household33%
883 households
3 or more cars or vans in household14.6%
391 households
No cars or vans in household13.4%
359 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.5%
1,380 households
4 or more bedrooms24.6%
659 households
2 bedrooms19.9%
532 households
1 bedroom4%
108 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.8%
1,896 households
One-person household20.7%
554 households
Other household types8.5%
229 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.9%
829 households
1 person in household20.7%
554 households
3 people in household19.7%
527 households
4 people in household18.1%
485 households
5 people in household7.3%
195 households
6 people in household2.3%
62 households
7 people in household0.7%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,461 residents
15–2916.6%
1,215 residents
30–4419.5%
1,429 residents
45–6426.5%
1,943 residents
65 and over17.5%
1,280 residents
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.6%
5,389 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.6%
1,066 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.1%
444 residents
Other ethnic group3.5%
254 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.3%
171 residents
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.2%
1,508 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19%
1,094 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.6%
955 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
336 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.3%
3,522 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.3%
2,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,121 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.7%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.3%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.9%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.7%
613 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
296 residents aged 16 and over
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
3,732 residents
Good health32.5%
2,380 residents
Fair health11.8%
862 residents
Bad health3.7%
271 residents
Very bad health1%
76 residents
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
6,203 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,123 residents
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension49.8%
1,332 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
887 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
369 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
87 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Gravesend South & Coldharbour · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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